World Health Assembly 2019 to focus on meeting SDG goals

The assembly, beginning from May 20, will discuss on the theme Universal Health Coverage: leaving no-one behind 

World is at risk if anti-abortion laws are made stronger in the US

The Alabama Human Life Protection Act was supported by more than 20 male senators in a state, where women make up 51.5 per cent of the population

Fight against antibiotic resistance gets a fillip

Interagency Coordination Group on Antimicrobial Resistance seeks immediate, coordinated and ambitious action to stem the misuse and overuse of …

‘169 million children missed the first dose of measles vaccine between 2010 and 2017’

UNICEF reveals shocking data and cites it to be behind the recent spurt in measles cases

Godly indulgence: What makes the deities' diet

Food is an important part of culture, and religion too has not been able to escape from its richness. This has resulted in special foods for gods,…

Demand for fair pricing of medicines at WHO forum

Delegates say that a frank discussion among all stakeholders would help identify strategies to reduce medicine prices and expand access for all

WHO partners meet to find ways of improving global health

Over 150 representatives of member states, intergovernmental organisations, academic institutions, civil society, philanthropic foundations and …

10.9 million people died due to poor diets in 2017: Report

Global Burden of Disease study highlights how low consumption of healthy food is better than more consumption of unhealthy foods

First Food: A Taste of India's Biodiversity

This collection of around 100 recipes from different parts of the country brings to life the magic that takes place once biodiversity is combined …

The juicy green star fruit always find its way to the vendor’s basket

A one-stop medicine shop, amrakh can be the wow factor in homemade pickles and chutneys

Love's labour

The traditional dishes that pregnant women eat for centuries

How a nutrition programme is helping a Rwanda village overcome malnutrition

Under the Gikuriro Project, 336 households in Muhoza village do not have a single undernourished child as of now

Fight against antibiotic resistance brings India to focus

Chand Wattal, who strongly objected to New Delhi assigned as name to a gene that confers resistance to bacteria, discusses the latest findings

Use data on parliamentary constituencies to fight malnutrition: Harvard study

The focus on PCs can bring a greater degree of accountability to policy vision and implementation since lawmakers are directly responsible for …

Indian Science Congress: The circus comes to an end

This annual researchers’ meet, the 106th edition of which ends today, has a history of controversies that have taken its stature down

After SC order, CPCB uploads studies on impacts of pollution on health

A total of 13 studies, conducted since 2010, have been uploaded. Out of these, only four are on impacts of air pollution on health

Delhi HC quashes Centre’s ban on drug that helps women with childbirth

Oxytocin was earlier banned as it was being illegally given to cattle to increase milk production

Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups in Chhattisgarh can now access contraceptives

High Court quashes decades-old practice of denying rights to Baigas and other tribes

Is your talc safe? Lack of consensus puts consumers at risk of cancer, lung problems

Health Canada studied talcum free of asbestos and found the popular cosmetic item can be harmful  

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South Africa faces highest risk of deaths from non-communicable diseases

South Africans are more likely to die from NCDs even though the country is threatened by a prolific HIV epidemic 

Africa constitutes 40% of those affected by Neglected Tropical Diseases in world

Sub-Saharan Africa can save almost US $52 billion in the next decade by eliminating Neglected Tropical diseases by 2020  

Why Africa's healthcare is struggling with basics

Without political will and robust investments in healthcare, Africa cannot break out of the underdevelopment trap

All you need to know about Zika and how it spreads

Nitesh Pandey, a researcher in Evolutionary Medicine with Indian Astrobiology Research Foundation, talks about Zika and how the mobility of …

Acute Flaccid Myelitis: A mystery disease, this time in the US

Although little is known about its cause, neurological diseases like AFM are often linked to viruses including poliovirus